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pat toomey pat? >> thank you. i got into the race because i'm very concerned. i'm convinced the federal government is taking us down the wrong track, the wrong path of the way to much government. look at what we have seen in the last 18 months. serial bailout of failing companies, nationalizing and tire industries, spending on a scale never thought possible. the corresponding deficits and debt completely unaffordable. add in the cap and trade energy tax, and government-run health care -- is it any wonder we have no recovery? with all these policy problems, is it any wonder we are not creating jobs? congressman joe sestak has been in washington the past four years and has voted on every item on that agenda list. he thinks it has not gone far enough. he is so extreme that he is left of nancy pelosi. we need to limit the size of government and get spending and a control, keep the taxes low, and encourage job growth in the private sector. >> alright, you took one of the words from my mouth. that is extreme or extremist. i want to talk to about not only your party l
pat toomey pat? >> thank you. i got into the race because i'm very concerned. i'm convinced the federal government is taking us down the wrong track, the wrong path of the way to much government. look at what we have seen in the last 18 months. serial bailout of failing companies, nationalizing and tire industries, spending on a scale never thought possible. the corresponding deficits and debt completely unaffordable. add in the cap and trade energy tax, and government-run health care --...
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it's clever in the anti-political government to say congressman pat toomey. this is your good friend and old boss. most think this veas lost but, again, it's right out of what stan and james say will get very hard and tough knuckles on social security. here's bill clinton. >> blanche's opponent is not saying much. did you notice that? he's depending on you to be mad so he hopes that you will forget that he voted for a republican budget to privatize medicare. that since he first ran for congress we should privatize social security. >> the question is, outsourcing jobs and clinton ad for blanche lincoln. it doesn't. >> a year where we are voting on these things. if you look at the votes in congress, congress many times has voted on this issue of canceling the tax breaks for corporations that ships jobs overseas. all of the republicans save one or two, protect jobs overseas. if you look all across the country, republicans are campaigning, saying things like social security should be privatized, from alaska to delaware. republicans are running on this. this is th
it's clever in the anti-political government to say congressman pat toomey. this is your good friend and old boss. most think this veas lost but, again, it's right out of what stan and james say will get very hard and tough knuckles on social security. here's bill clinton. >> blanche's opponent is not saying much. did you notice that? he's depending on you to be mad so he hopes that you will forget that he voted for a republican budget to privatize medicare. that since he first ran for...
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pat toomey, 48% to 44%. joe sestak is shoring up the base and his support among unaffiliated voters, nearly double what it was earlier and this race leaning barely in the republican direction, but pennsylvania is a state strong for the democrats and fairly handily in the recent elections. >> and it will be if they get out for democrats there. if they don't, they lose. i'm going to hear you call a toss up a lot over the next week. >> i think you're right. >> and video of autistic children physically restrained at school and one mom says this controversial practice needs to be stopped. look at this, and she joins us live next. npr gets millions of your hard earned dollars and outrageous demand to pull that fund: why she says, free the taxpayer. mmmm. you don't love me anymore do you billy? what? i didn't buy this cereal to sweet talk your taste buds it's for my heart health. so i can't have any? if you can deprive me of what can help lower my cholesterol... and live with yourself. right. mmm, i worry about you
pat toomey, 48% to 44%. joe sestak is shoring up the base and his support among unaffiliated voters, nearly double what it was earlier and this race leaning barely in the republican direction, but pennsylvania is a state strong for the democrats and fairly handily in the recent elections. >> and it will be if they get out for democrats there. if they don't, they lose. i'm going to hear you call a toss up a lot over the next week. >> i think you're right. >> and video of...
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. >> reporter: in pennsylvania's democrat race, joe sestak and pat toomey discussed extremism. >> the stimulus, government run health care. cap and trade. >> we have someone who is really extreme that believes, for example, corporations should pay no taxes. >> hey, guys. >> reporter: barack obama smiled through a seattle coffee break. but with 12 days to go, the senate races that will determine the president's power through 2012 are as bitter as overheated espresso. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> amid the illegal uncertainty over don't ask, don't tell, the pentagon is now restricting who can expel openly gay members of the military. in a memo yesterday, defense secretary roberts gates ordered that only five people will be allowed to make such discharges as opposed to the previously hundreds that could do so. that announcement came a day after a california appeals court lift add judge's order barring the pentagon from enforcing the controversial policy. >>> those in quake ravaged haiti are threadening another crisis. a deadly disease wreaks havoc in the region. a bacte
. >> reporter: in pennsylvania's democrat race, joe sestak and pat toomey discussed extremism. >> the stimulus, government run health care. cap and trade. >> we have someone who is really extreme that believes, for example, corporations should pay no taxes. >> hey, guys. >> reporter: barack obama smiled through a seattle coffee break. but with 12 days to go, the senate races that will determine the president's power through 2012 are as bitter as overheated...
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now the final televised debate between pennsylvania's senate, pat toomey and joe sestak. it's being moderated by it's news anchor >> decision 2010. the senate debate starts now >> good evening everyone. good to have you with us. arlen speckter is not longer going to be the encum went. this is the sect depate between the republican pat toomey of allentown, pennsylvania and democrat joe sestak. congress man sestak will lead off by both. minute for questions. they will come from he as well as wpxi's facebook page and we sent a camera and got video you also. let's get things started. we begin with congressman joe sestak. thanks for tonight's debate. we know the challenges of nation. we have two men with different sets of values to approach these values. he believes the answer can be found by giving breaks to large corporations. but with consequences for the middle class for us. mine come from 31 years of serving in the u.s. military. where we bleed problem solvers. with practical solutions. want to focus approximate small businesses and the middle class by driving wealth up.
now the final televised debate between pennsylvania's senate, pat toomey and joe sestak. it's being moderated by it's news anchor >> decision 2010. the senate debate starts now >> good evening everyone. good to have you with us. arlen speckter is not longer going to be the encum went. this is the sect depate between the republican pat toomey of allentown, pennsylvania and democrat joe sestak. congress man sestak will lead off by both. minute for questions. they will come from he as...
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the contest we're predicting tonight is the pennsylvania senate race, between republican pat toomey and democrat joe sestak. as always, these candidates will be represented by two identical bowls of dog food. as you can see, the red bowl represents pat toomey, and the blue bowel represents his opponent, joe sestak. in just a moment, we're going to release five puppies who will run to the bowl of the candidate they think best represents the good people of pennsylvania. [ light laughter ] you guys ready to meet the puppies? [ cheers and applause ] let's bring them out. [ cymbals ] ♪ there they are. [ audience aws ]al let me introduce you to our panel. they've been so impressive this week. we have r er blain, brian johnson, kyle mcadams, ve lisa armstrong, and of course gary frick. all right. guys, before you vote, i want to give you a quick briefing on the candidates. so that you listen up. i'm sure you know reforming -- you guys paying attention? [ laughter ] reforming social security is the cornerstone of toomey's platform while sestak says earning -- gary? [ laughter ] gary frick! ga
the contest we're predicting tonight is the pennsylvania senate race, between republican pat toomey and democrat joe sestak. as always, these candidates will be represented by two identical bowls of dog food. as you can see, the red bowl represents pat toomey, and the blue bowel represents his opponent, joe sestak. in just a moment, we're going to release five puppies who will run to the bowl of the candidate they think best represents the good people of pennsylvania. [ light laughter ] you...
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host: this is pat toomey's second run? guest: yes. he seemed to scare arlen specter into changing parties. host: is he a factor in this race? guest: i do not think so. he has adored just tacked -- joe ses tak. host: west virginia? guest: this is one race where i think it is trending away from republicans. democrats have done a great job demonizing john racy, -- raese and his family does not even live in west virginia, they live in florida. not exactly appealing to blue- collar voters. mansion -- manchion is in a tough race, but he is in better shape than a couple of weeks ago. host: we are with jennifer duffy talking about the toughest races going on right now. alaska? guest: this will stay in republican hands. host: jo miller's? guest: that but -- joe miller? guest: that is yet to be determined. scott mcadams has held his own in this republican year but the race is really becoming a two way contest between miller and mark caskey. mark caskey is running as a write-in. she came into the race with some advantages as a right-in. she had
host: this is pat toomey's second run? guest: yes. he seemed to scare arlen specter into changing parties. host: is he a factor in this race? guest: i do not think so. he has adored just tacked -- joe ses tak. host: west virginia? guest: this is one race where i think it is trending away from republicans. democrats have done a great job demonizing john racy, -- raese and his family does not even live in west virginia, they live in florida. not exactly appealing to blue- collar voters. mansion...
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then pat toomey came in, seeing a lot of white working class democrats in pennsylvania, the people who voted for hillary clinton over barak obama in the primaries are now tend to go vote for the republicans and particularly in this race, for pat toomey. >> julie: how about the west virginia race to fill robert byrd's seat. west virginia is once again a toss-up. >> it really is. we saw john reesey opening up a six point lead. governor manchin is doing everything he can to distance himself from the president, almost denying he knows him. he's open to repealing parts of the health care law. he took a shot at the cap and trade bill. one of the reasons? 64% of voters in west virginia believe that cap and trade bill will cost jobs in their state. if manchin is able to distance himself from the president, he'll win this. if not, if people think he's going to go to washington and be part of the democratic majority, then racy will come out on top. >> california, the senate race incumbent democrat barbara boxer defending against republican challenger carly fiorina. in this race, it remain has to
then pat toomey came in, seeing a lot of white working class democrats in pennsylvania, the people who voted for hillary clinton over barak obama in the primaries are now tend to go vote for the republicans and particularly in this race, for pat toomey. >> julie: how about the west virginia race to fill robert byrd's seat. west virginia is once again a toss-up. >> it really is. we saw john reesey opening up a six point lead. governor manchin is doing everything he can to distance...
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. >> pat toomey sided with wall street voting for unfair trade deals with china. >> now, there were a number of those ads run against republicans last week. over the weekend those republicans came up with what we'll call the counterpunch. >> kagan is here voting to send american jobs overseas. washington, d.c.'s, steve kagan, not protecting wisconsin families. >> is baron hill running for congress no indiana or china? he supported the $800 billion failed package that created energy jobs in china. >> pelosi voted to spend over a million dollars to employ workers in countries like china, not here in virginia. >>> one of the subjects we'll talk about is the influx of outside money into the campaign and the president's assertion that maybe just maybe some of it is coming from overseas. a lot more also to come on the program tonight. another thing the president wants to do is spend billions of dollars on new infrastructure. he says europe, china, everywhere else spend a lot more and you're stuck in heavy traffic. do you want your tax dollars spent to try to fix it? >>> we'll discuss new yo
. >> pat toomey sided with wall street voting for unfair trade deals with china. >> now, there were a number of those ads run against republicans last week. over the weekend those republicans came up with what we'll call the counterpunch. >> kagan is here voting to send american jobs overseas. washington, d.c.'s, steve kagan, not protecting wisconsin families. >> is baron hill running for congress no indiana or china? he supported the $800 billion failed package that...
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marco rubio, pat toomey are running good races. there are candidates who are credible leaders, but when we wake up in the morning we see china in ascendancy. most americans believe the american dream is no longer possible. we see mounting debt and america bogged down with war. this is a correct reaction. but the challenge of how you move forward as a national not just be done by protest. it will take leadership. you have to find people who can lead. for example, mitch daniels, former omb under bush and governor of indian give a speech last week of in front of the heritage foundation. he said we need spending cuts as we did in indiana. we may have to consider that may be coupled with a lower income rate. and maybe even some taxes on energy to get off the persian gulf energy dependence. the typical reaction was he was lying bested by many in the republican party. we are going to have to deal with this -- was lambasted by many within the republican party. we will have to deal with this as great britain is. they said we will do $3 of s
marco rubio, pat toomey are running good races. there are candidates who are credible leaders, but when we wake up in the morning we see china in ascendancy. most americans believe the american dream is no longer possible. we see mounting debt and america bogged down with war. this is a correct reaction. but the challenge of how you move forward as a national not just be done by protest. it will take leadership. you have to find people who can lead. for example, mitch daniels, former omb under...
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and what do you make of that joe sestak at 44% and pat toomey at 48%? >> according to the some of the other polls it's closer than that. and the most interesting thing there. toomey, our guest on fox news sunday, has enjoyed a big lead, almost double digits, 8, 9 points for months and really in the las two weeks, that's evaporated. i think in some degree that's a case of a traditionally tactful democratic states and democrats getting energized. and another element. seems christine o'donnell, the tea party favorite who won in delaware across the border from pennsylvania. she's advertising on pennsylvania tv stations and sestak is trying to tie toomey to o'donnell and shows how extreme the republicans will be if they take control of the senate and i think that's hurting pat toomey in pennsylvania. >> both candidates are trying to paint the other as extreme and both are trying to paints a the ultimate political insider. and west virginia, you have joe manchin on your show as well. he's the democrat, but you wouldn't know that the way he's running. >> and i
and what do you make of that joe sestak at 44% and pat toomey at 48%? >> according to the some of the other polls it's closer than that. and the most interesting thing there. toomey, our guest on fox news sunday, has enjoyed a big lead, almost double digits, 8, 9 points for months and really in the las two weeks, that's evaporated. i think in some degree that's a case of a traditionally tactful democratic states and democrats getting energized. and another element. seems christine...
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pat toomey is leading joe sestak by just two points in their race for senate. another big name on the campaign trail is sarah palin. she made a surprise appearance yesterday at the tea party rally in arizona. >> it is thanks to you we have the opportunity to turn things around. put america back on the right track. i thank you so much for all that you're doing. go bless you. we can see it from our house. let's take america back! >> palin will join rnc chairman michael steele today at a florida rally for marco rubio who is running for the senate there. >> we are learning more details this morning about a shark attack off the coast of california. 19-year-old luke rans yop was boom boogie boarding with a friend when auto shark attacked him. mark potter has more. >> the beach where the attack occurred is now closed for the weekend. witnesses say early in the morning in the shore line 100 yards offshore, a 19-year-old lucas ranson was attacked by a shark that severed his left leg. >> the victim was boogie boarding, saw his friend go under water for a brief moment, ca
pat toomey is leading joe sestak by just two points in their race for senate. another big name on the campaign trail is sarah palin. she made a surprise appearance yesterday at the tea party rally in arizona. >> it is thanks to you we have the opportunity to turn things around. put america back on the right track. i thank you so much for all that you're doing. go bless you. we can see it from our house. let's take america back! >> palin will join rnc chairman michael steele today at...
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pat toomey, joe sestak locked in a dead heat swinging right from the start. >> too extreme for mainstream pennsylvania. >> joe sestak is the one who is extreme. >> you were working in china for a chinese bill far. >> joe's demagoguery knows no limits. >> sarah palin stepped in endorsing pat toomey. she put out a notice of endorsement on facebook asking pennsylvania voters to get behind you. what do you make of her role in this campaign and do you think she's qualified to be president? >> you know, whoever is endorsing me in this campaign, i'm grateful for. >> toomey passed on the second part of my question but sestak pounced. >> look, i know he won the very coveted award of an endorsement by sarah palin. >> it wasn't the last night. >> palin, toomey, o'donnell, they all would like to overturn roe versus wade. >> the extreme view is the view held by the tiny minority in congress, in pennsylvania, in american society that believes there should be no restrictions whatsoever, taxpayers should fund abortions as joe sestak advocates. >> i voted against taxpayers funding it. and you know it. >>
pat toomey, joe sestak locked in a dead heat swinging right from the start. >> too extreme for mainstream pennsylvania. >> joe sestak is the one who is extreme. >> you were working in china for a chinese bill far. >> joe's demagoguery knows no limits. >> sarah palin stepped in endorsing pat toomey. she put out a notice of endorsement on facebook asking pennsylvania voters to get behind you. what do you make of her role in this campaign and do you think she's...
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republican pat to me and democratic congressman joe sestak -- pat toomey and democratic congressman joe suspect. this is about one hour. >> decision 2010, the senate debate, starts now. >> good evening. great to have you with us for this u.s. senate debate. the senate seat in pennsylvania is currently held by arlen specter, but he will no longer be the incumbent. i am david johnson. this is the senate debate between the republican pat toomey and the democrat congressman joseph step. we have had a coin flip to see who will go first on opening and closing statements. congressman setback will lead off on both. the opening and closing is will be one minute. the questions will come from me as well as wpxi's facebook page. we also got some videotaped questions from me. we begin with congressman joe suspect. -- joe sestak. >> thank you for tonight to debate. we know the challenges to our state. tonight we have two men who have been shaped by different experiences in life, who have different set of values. mr. toomey comes from wall street where he believes answers can be found by giving breaks
republican pat to me and democratic congressman joe sestak -- pat toomey and democratic congressman joe suspect. this is about one hour. >> decision 2010, the senate debate, starts now. >> good evening. great to have you with us for this u.s. senate debate. the senate seat in pennsylvania is currently held by arlen specter, but he will no longer be the incumbent. i am david johnson. this is the senate debate between the republican pat toomey and the democrat congressman joseph step....
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. >> joe sestak is running against pat toomey. the republicans are concerned. should they be? >> yes. this is a state where the democratic tendencies are coming home. you've got more democrats engaged here who appear more interested in the race. sestak endorsed by the philadelphia enquirer and philadelphia matters. there is a reason the president is going there. in pennsylvania, the southeastern part of the state, you get big turnout. 48% in southeastern pennsylvania. you get turnout commensurate with their size and the population and you can turn a race for the state. that's what the president and sestak are focused on. >> nine days to go. we'll see. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> time for a check of the morning's headlines with craig melvin from wrc at the news desk this morning. good morning. >> good morning to you. we start in haiti where aid groups are rushing medical supplies to rural areas to stop cholera from spreading. the death toll topped 200 saturday. nearly 2,700 others are infected. the disease could hit the capital where thousands are still living in tent
. >> joe sestak is running against pat toomey. the republicans are concerned. should they be? >> yes. this is a state where the democratic tendencies are coming home. you've got more democrats engaged here who appear more interested in the race. sestak endorsed by the philadelphia enquirer and philadelphia matters. there is a reason the president is going there. in pennsylvania, the southeastern part of the state, you get big turnout. 48% in southeastern pennsylvania. you get...
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senate candidates, republican pat toomey and democratic congressman joe sestak. at 8:00, a profile of indiana's ninth congressional district debate, the debate. and at 9:00, president obama as a rally with democratic leader senator harry reid. then a debate between wisconsin senate candidates. >> whether american media with its financial goals and need to entertain is good for democracy? and another author believes president obama poses a threat to the u.s. because of his father's entire colonial ideology. and an examination of the feud between presidents nixon and investigative journalist jack anderson. look for the entire "book tv schedule online. supremeday's landmark court's cases on c-span radio. >> christmastime in 1965, they decided that they would wear a small black armbands to express certain views which they had with regard to the vietnam war. >> the principal suspended them, which led to tinker versus the des moines independent school district, looking at the constitutional rights of students, that argument saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span radio
senate candidates, republican pat toomey and democratic congressman joe sestak. at 8:00, a profile of indiana's ninth congressional district debate, the debate. and at 9:00, president obama as a rally with democratic leader senator harry reid. then a debate between wisconsin senate candidates. >> whether american media with its financial goals and need to entertain is good for democracy? and another author believes president obama poses a threat to the u.s. because of his father's entire...
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-- joe sestak leading pat toomey. on saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, it is live coverage of the senate debate in colorado. both the cook political report and cq politics and rate this race a tossup. the midterm elections are on november 2 in each night we are showing debates from key races. tonight's lineup includes the debate among florida's u.s. senate candidates. incumbent florida governor charlie crist, republican marco rubio and kendrick meek. in an hour, it is wisconsin's candidates for governor. scott walker is the county executive of milwaukee count. y. after that, a look at the effect of latino and african american voters in the election. >> every weekend on c-span-3, experience american history tv. starting saturday, 48 hours telling the american story. here is start speeches by national leaders. visit museums, historical sites and college campuses as top historian to delve into america's past. american history tv, a debate among the candidates for senate in florida. charlie crist is running as an independent
-- joe sestak leading pat toomey. on saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, it is live coverage of the senate debate in colorado. both the cook political report and cq politics and rate this race a tossup. the midterm elections are on november 2 in each night we are showing debates from key races. tonight's lineup includes the debate among florida's u.s. senate candidates. incumbent florida governor charlie crist, republican marco rubio and kendrick meek. in an hour, it is wisconsin's candidates for...
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toomey. only about 18,000 supporters turned out which is about half the number who attended an obama rally two years ago >> on november 2 i need you as fired up as in 2008. because we've got a lot of work ahead of us. >> joining us now from washington, pennsylvania governor and former democratic chairman ed rendell. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> your party has this opportunity to have the president of the united states dumb to your state to convince the voter to go democratic in three weeks and spends a good chunk of the time accusing the republicans of trying to steal the election with money from foreign companies. don't you think, governor, voters would rather hear how democrats are going to create jobs and grow the economy? >> well, sure. but the president does that pretty much every day. the reason i'm in washington, maggie, is we're having a press conference about the president's plan on infrastructure which i think is the single best job creator we can do. >> why did he spend
toomey. only about 18,000 supporters turned out which is about half the number who attended an obama rally two years ago >> on november 2 i need you as fired up as in 2008. because we've got a lot of work ahead of us. >> joining us now from washington, pennsylvania governor and former democratic chairman ed rendell. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> your party has this opportunity to have the president of the united states dumb to your state to convince the voter...
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. >> chris: both republicans in the big -- statewide race pat toomey running for senate, corbet running for governor. they both have healthy leads. i know the way guys like you like to think of it. are you going to be riding their coattails? >> i think it shows there's a broader concern in this district and in this state. people think that washington has us going in the wrong direction. they are tired out out of control spending. they know if you and i have to balance our budgets in our households, why not washington? it goes across the country, people are looking for a -- more of a conservative governing of this country. >> chris: along those lines with toomey enjoying a lead in the senate race and corbet a lead in the gubernatorial race i got to assume that is helpful to you? >> it certainly is. i think we have voters that are going to the booth that -- i can't tell you how many democrats -- this is a 2-1 democratic voting district. they told me i'm a democrat but i'm not a pelosi obama democrat, i'm a conservative democrat. i think we'll see that in the polls. we've elected a represe
. >> chris: both republicans in the big -- statewide race pat toomey running for senate, corbet running for governor. they both have healthy leads. i know the way guys like you like to think of it. are you going to be riding their coattails? >> i think it shows there's a broader concern in this district and in this state. people think that washington has us going in the wrong direction. they are tired out out of control spending. they know if you and i have to balance our budgets in...
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the latest poll suggests that pat toomey is up by two points or so. sestack is scheduled to speak. interesting dynamic. the white house was backing arlen speck tore and encouraging sestack to get out of the race. now, sestack is the man and now the white house is going to come in and try to help him win on election day, uma. >> all in the name of politics. should be interesting mike, thank you very much. >>> well, democrats may need more than the president's help. the latest crystal ball predictions are showing that republicans are picking up more house seats than predicted before. here to explain some of the numbers and to talk about changes an in some heated house races we have larry sabato. welcome, larry, nice to have you back with us. >> thank you. >> let's talk for a moment. are you still holding true to the prediction that you believe it is going to be a republican house majority? >> yes. we were the first nonpartisan agency to make that prediction. we did it before labor day and i'm even more sure of it now than i was then. in fact, i think the numbers may be higher than we
the latest poll suggests that pat toomey is up by two points or so. sestack is scheduled to speak. interesting dynamic. the white house was backing arlen speck tore and encouraging sestack to get out of the race. now, sestack is the man and now the white house is going to come in and try to help him win on election day, uma. >> all in the name of politics. should be interesting mike, thank you very much. >>> well, democrats may need more than the president's help. the latest...
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for months pat toomey held a wide lead over joe sestak but suddendy they're in a tie. they met for the first debate last night. >> i know he wore the coveted award of an endorsement by sarah palin. when. >> 'em most concerned about are extreme candidates taking advantage of the extreme fringe of the tea party. >> the person who's the extreme candidate that is so far out of touch with pennsylvania is joe sestak. >> reporter: the top priority for the white house now is holding on to the senate. keeping it in democratic hands and here in washington state they're pulling out all the stops to help patty murray. it is the president today. earlier this week bill clinton and then joe biden and next week michelle obama gets her turn. maggie? >> all the big guns. chip reid in seattle, thank you. >>> joining us from the white house is valerie jarrett, a senior advise tore the president. miss jarrett, good morning. >> good morning, maggie. how are you this morning? >> i'm well. >> great. >> i want to ask you if you feel that president obama is the right person to be campaigning fo
for months pat toomey held a wide lead over joe sestak but suddendy they're in a tie. they met for the first debate last night. >> i know he wore the coveted award of an endorsement by sarah palin. when. >> 'em most concerned about are extreme candidates taking advantage of the extreme fringe of the tea party. >> the person who's the extreme candidate that is so far out of touch with pennsylvania is joe sestak. >> reporter: the top priority for the white house now is...
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in the hotly contested senate race, both parties nowak knowledge republican pat toomey's lead has nearly vanished. >> the pennsylvania u.s. senate debate. >> reporter: wednesday night the two disagreed over government bailouts and social security, and the most heated exchange was over federal funding for abortion. >> the extreme view is the view held by the tiny minority in congress in pennsylvania and american society that believes there should be no restrictions whatsoever. taxpayers should fund abortions as joe add slow indicates. >> i voted against taxpayers fund it, and you know it. >> no, you did not. when you are being dishonest, joe, i'm going to call you on it. >> congressman, may i have my time back? >> go ahead. >> i voted against it. >> joe, you just seriously are misremembering or simply are being dishonest. >> reporter: well, in fact, both men are right, and both men are wrong. joe voted for the health care law that did not include federal funding for abortion, but congressman did not vote for the called so-called stupak amendment and what was added to the health care law b
in the hotly contested senate race, both parties nowak knowledge republican pat toomey's lead has nearly vanished. >> the pennsylvania u.s. senate debate. >> reporter: wednesday night the two disagreed over government bailouts and social security, and the most heated exchange was over federal funding for abortion. >> the extreme view is the view held by the tiny minority in congress in pennsylvania and american society that believes there should be no restrictions whatsoever....
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toomey. they will be holding the primaries in a downtown law firm. it's a private event. it remains to be seen whether specter's going to have anything to say publicly about sestak before or after the event. there's a curious dynamic here. when it became clear before the may 18 democratic primary election that sestak was starting to close the gap, people started asking arlen specter if he would endorse joe sestak if he was victorious and arlen specter sort of said he would support whoever the democratic nominee was. joe sestak on the other hand repeatedly said he couldn't imagine a scenario in which he would lose to specter so he couldn't address the question of whether he would endorse specter if he won the democratic primary. so i got to think that's something that arlen specter remembers. host: the white house has been involved in this race. our viewers saw the president there yesterday. the vice president has been to the state many times. what will happen over the next few weeks? will the
toomey. they will be holding the primaries in a downtown law firm. it's a private event. it remains to be seen whether specter's going to have anything to say publicly about sestak before or after the event. there's a curious dynamic here. when it became clear before the may 18 democratic primary election that sestak was starting to close the gap, people started asking arlen specter if he would endorse joe sestak if he was victorious and arlen specter sort of said he would support whoever the...
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pennsylvania, where the president is going, pat toomey, over 50%, running away with that race. ohio. portman, comfortably ahead in ohio as well. these midwest states. interesting the house races do seem to be tightening up from everything we're hearing but senate races in the midwest, republicans seem to be expanding their lead. >> there are separate reasons for each one. in ohio, lee fisher does not have the money to put an add on television. rob portman probably the most vulnerable republican candidate in terms of trade and other issues, part of the bush administration. russ feingold, i was in wisconsin in august, wisconsin state fair with him. i thought this whole thing was a lot of washington talk he was in trouble. he is in trouble. he knows it. he's always been viewed more as maverick here than there. it's tough for him and he may not be able to turn this around. we'll see. >> let's talk about connecticut. that race is another race. >> you know who has money for tv, linda mcmahon? >> lots of it. >> she used it right before the debate in their first televised face-off, for
pennsylvania, where the president is going, pat toomey, over 50%, running away with that race. ohio. portman, comfortably ahead in ohio as well. these midwest states. interesting the house races do seem to be tightening up from everything we're hearing but senate races in the midwest, republicans seem to be expanding their lead. >> there are separate reasons for each one. in ohio, lee fisher does not have the money to put an add on television. rob portman probably the most vulnerable...
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a poll shows cesc tak leading pat toomey 46 to 45%. this is the only recent poll that has mr. cesc tak ahead. -- sestac ahead. both the cook political report and c.q. politics rate the race a topup in colorado. >> time to get your camera rolling for this year's student cam. make a five to eight-minute video on this year's theme, washington, d.c. through my lens. tell us about an issue or event or topic that helps up better under the role of the federal government in our community. be -- be hure to include more than one point of interview. you will have a chance to win the grand prize. the documentary competition is open to middle and high school students. grades six through 12. >> a million more hispanic voters could cast votes next month than in the 2006 midterm elections, according to the national association of elected and appointed latino officials. in a briefing, arturo vargas discussed california, florida, and nevada. >> welcome to this presentation on the 2010 midterm elections, a latino perspective. we're here today to discuss the impact of latinos as voters and as can
a poll shows cesc tak leading pat toomey 46 to 45%. this is the only recent poll that has mr. cesc tak ahead. -- sestac ahead. both the cook political report and c.q. politics rate the race a topup in colorado. >> time to get your camera rolling for this year's student cam. make a five to eight-minute video on this year's theme, washington, d.c. through my lens. tell us about an issue or event or topic that helps up better under the role of the federal government in our community. be --...
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toomey again more of that store in politico d.n.a. on that story in politico. >> a reminder each night here on c-span we are showing debates from key races around the country. here's our lineup for tonight. beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern. live coverage of a debate between candidates to be south carolina's next governor. an hour later the focus is indiana senate race. and tonight we'll also show you a discussion withal russo from -- with sal russo from the tea party express. and finally a pair of house demats from new hampshire's first district and pennsylvania's third. up next the final debate between kentucky's u.s. senate candidates. republican rand paul and democrat jack conway. they are running to replace republican senator jim bunning who is retiring. a mason-mixon poll of voters released on october 21 showed rand paul leading jack conway 48% to 43% with a 4% margin of error. while the cook political report is rating this race a tossup. and c.q. politics leans republican. from yesterday. this is about an hour. >> welcome to kentu
toomey again more of that store in politico d.n.a. on that story in politico. >> a reminder each night here on c-span we are showing debates from key races around the country. here's our lineup for tonight. beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern. live coverage of a debate between candidates to be south carolina's next governor. an hour later the focus is indiana senate race. and tonight we'll also show you a discussion withal russo from -- with sal russo from the tea party express. and finally a...
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toomey. they will be holding the primaries in a downtown law firm. it's a private event. it remains to be seen whether specter's going to have anything to say publicly about sestak before or after the event. there's a curious dynamic here. when it became clear before the may 18 democratic primary election that sestak was starting to close the gap, people started asking arlen specter if he would endorse joe sestak if he was victorious and arlen specter sort of said he would support whoever the democratic nominee was. joe sestak on the other hand repeatedly said he couldn't imagine a scenario in which he would lose to specter so he couldn't address the question of whether he would endorse specter if he won the democratic primary. so i got to think that's something that arlen specter remembers. host: the white house has been involved in this race. our viewers saw the president there yesterday. the vice president has been to the state many times. what will happen over the next few weeks? will the
toomey. they will be holding the primaries in a downtown law firm. it's a private event. it remains to be seen whether specter's going to have anything to say publicly about sestak before or after the event. there's a curious dynamic here. when it became clear before the may 18 democratic primary election that sestak was starting to close the gap, people started asking arlen specter if he would endorse joe sestak if he was victorious and arlen specter sort of said he would support whoever the...
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caller: i am supporting pat toomey and i am not supporting corbett for governor. host: republican line. james. caller: i have been a republican for many years, and i believe that the tea party is a wonderful infusion of energy from people who see hope in our party who have gotten disgusted by the corruption of the incumbents of both parties, but particularly in our own party. we have always been disgusted with the democrats. what i expect to see when we wind is an efficacious grid lock. we will see no more 2015 hundred-page bill without anyone reading them. and we was a business, the money that people have been afraid to invest in because they don't know what the rules are going to be paired the rules are made it -- going to be. host: you think gridlock, that congress does nothing, and it brings certain to do business. caller: that brings an of certainty do business that they will start spending some of the money on medium-sized projects. i don't think we will get really major investment until such time as we can get a hold of congress, we take the presidency. bec
caller: i am supporting pat toomey and i am not supporting corbett for governor. host: republican line. james. caller: i have been a republican for many years, and i believe that the tea party is a wonderful infusion of energy from people who see hope in our party who have gotten disgusted by the corruption of the incumbents of both parties, but particularly in our own party. we have always been disgusted with the democrats. what i expect to see when we wind is an efficacious grid lock. we will...
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toomey in the general election. >> the event is in philadelphia. what are the details? where will they be and when? >> they're going to be holding it at a downtown law firm. it's a private event. it remains to be seen whether specter will have anyth
toomey in the general election. >> the event is in philadelphia. what are the details? where will they be and when? >> they're going to be holding it at a downtown law firm. it's a private event. it remains to be seen whether specter will have anyth
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. >> pat toomey may be in a dead heat with joe sestak. all this media coverage a with christine o'donnell is spilling over into the philadelphia media market. >> if you look at a fund-raising letters, again, i cousel a lot of women counter this, and they say they do not want to be palinized. it moves around so fast and is a viral and has an impact because it is a quick and hard for candidates to respond. they do not want to be put into that situation. they are trying to run their own campaign. >> how you run for president if he cannot name one thing that you read, you see russia from alaska, and you look like a million dollars, and you are always saying things -- how do you not -- i cannot get enough of sarah palin? honest. you are coming in and you can cover sarah palin or you can cover anybody else. if you are running for a -- [unintelligible] >> christine o'donnell, joe miller, had they taken a massive historic take both houses here and turned it into something a little more moderate? >> i do not think so. i think harold has the right
. >> pat toomey may be in a dead heat with joe sestak. all this media coverage a with christine o'donnell is spilling over into the philadelphia media market. >> if you look at a fund-raising letters, again, i cousel a lot of women counter this, and they say they do not want to be palinized. it moves around so fast and is a viral and has an impact because it is a quick and hard for candidates to respond. they do not want to be put into that situation. they are trying to run their...
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. >> focus in specifically, pennsylvania, a new quinnipiac shows joe sestak closing in on pat toomey there. what has helped sestak just in the last few weeks? >> i have talked to democrats and republicans not only in philadelphia but around the country. you have democrats that are coming home in those blue states, in those democratic states, more democrats getting interested in the race, they're getting fired up, there's more intensity. and also what's going on in delaware, christine o'donnell getting so many headlines, she's not really in that race, she's way behind, but a lot of independent voters are looking a at what she's saying, i'm not sure i trust the republican brand from the tea party right now. it's actually helping sestak in his race. >> and with the christine o'donnell an the tea party effect, is she helping our hurting? >> the reality is that that's only going to work so far, because the fae party movement is a legitimate movement, it is energizing voters around the country. but as democrats cast this as a freak show going on on the right around the country and they're
. >> focus in specifically, pennsylvania, a new quinnipiac shows joe sestak closing in on pat toomey there. what has helped sestak just in the last few weeks? >> i have talked to democrats and republicans not only in philadelphia but around the country. you have democrats that are coming home in those blue states, in those democratic states, more democrats getting interested in the race, they're getting fired up, there's more intensity. and also what's going on in delaware,...
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toomey. they will be holding the primaries in a downtown law firm. it's a private event. it remains to be seen whether specter's going to have anything to say publicly about sestak before or after the event. the's a curious dynamic here. when it became clear before the may 18 democratic primary election that sestak was starting to close the gap, people started asking arlen specter if he would endorse joe sestak if he was victorious and arlen specter sort of said he would support whoever the democratic nominee was. joe sestak on the other hand repeatly said he couldn't imagine a scenario in which he would lose to specter so he codn't address the question of whether he would endorse specter if he won the decratic primary. so i got to think tt's something that arlen specter remembers. host: the white house has been involved in this race. our viewers saw the president there yesterday. the vice president has been to the state many times. what will happen over the next few weeks? will they continue
toomey. they will be holding the primaries in a downtown law firm. it's a private event. it remains to be seen whether specter's going to have anything to say publicly about sestak before or after the event. the's a curious dynamic here. when it became clear before the may 18 democratic primary election that sestak was starting to close the gap, people started asking arlen specter if he would endorse joe sestak if he was victorious and arlen specter sort of said he would support whoever the...
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pat r >> this week on "the communicators" -- microsoft's and then read on computers and the role his company in computers and software. >> saturdays -- landmark supreme court cases on c-span radio. >> on christmas time in 1965, they decided it would wear a small black armbands to express certain views they had in regard to the war in vietnam. it is still the acid test for the constitutional rights of students. hear the argument saturday on c- span or radio. -- on c-span radio. >> now, the former "car czar" who joined us on the "washington journal." thor of the book, overhaul, an insider's account of the obama administration." this was billed as the first insider account of the obama administration. you were involved in the automobile prices. you were there during that crucial time for five or six months that you were involved in that. what gave you the impetus to take on this challenge? host: -- guest: i always believe in public service, that a component of someone's life should involve giving something back. i was approached by timothy geithner and larry summers, asked if i wanted t
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this is the senate debate between the republican, pat toomey and the democrat, joe sestak. we have had a coin flip to decide he would go first. the answers and the closing and openings will be one minute. all of the questions will come from me as well as our space book page. we set our camera to downtown pittsburgh this week and at some videotape questions from you, pittsburg residents and those who will be voting. let's get things started. we began with congressman joe sestak. >> thank you for tonight's debate. we know the challenges for our state and the nation. we have a different set of values on how to approach those challenges. we believe the answer can be felled by giving breaks to large corporations, but with consequences for the middle class for us. my income from 31 years breezed problem solvers. we have to face our problems with practical solutions. we obviously want to focus on small businesses and the middle class that they might prosper and had the opportunity. i am standing here tonight because i was asked to by my party. i believe we are the party of princip
this is the senate debate between the republican, pat toomey and the democrat, joe sestak. we have had a coin flip to decide he would go first. the answers and the closing and openings will be one minute. all of the questions will come from me as well as our space book page. we set our camera to downtown pittsburgh this week and at some videotape questions from you, pittsburg residents and those who will be voting. let's get things started. we began with congressman joe sestak. >> thank...